Skating Penguins

A few years ago, I worked on some skating penguins. You can read about my DIY approach here:

https://bitchindave.blogspot.com/2019/01/diy-penguin-decorations.html

I pulled them out for this holiday season and … well … they looked pretty ratty. 

My papier maiche had completely worn off. They looked terrible. 

I decided they needed an upgrade. I had a few ideas, and saw some videos that had some creative ideas. 

But, I pulled these guys out just after Halloween, and updating them with more sophistication was going to take time. 

So I came up with a very simple plan B. Something I could make work in a short amount of time and which would cost very little. 

I went to Walmart and bought 3 plastic table covers, one each of orange, white, and black. And I purchased some wood glue because it should work with the plastic. 

And I set about cleaning these guys and recovering them. 

I will also note that originally I had 4 penguins. There was another one that turned out bigger than I had planned and he looked like he was slipping on the ice. His arms stuck out far … and after a couple of uses, he started to really deteriorate and I had no good place to store him. 

So I sadly dismantled that one and moved on having just 3. I potentially could re-make him later. But for now, I’m happy with these.